John Pirich is a partner at Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and Cohn, LLP, where he represents clients in insurance negotiations and coverage disputes, environmental permitting, compliance and administrative requirements and in commercial litigation. He previously served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan, where he was assigned to the Executive Division and handled special assignments for the State Department, Department of Management and Budget, and Department of Mental Health. After leaving the Attorney General's office, Professor Pirich established a private practice partnership in Lansing, where he practiced for several years before joining the Lansing office of a large regional law firm in 1980. He has been with Honigman, Miller, Schwarz and Cohn, LLP, since 1989 and was listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2008. Professor Pirich is the Founding Director of the Trial Practice Institute.